Picker-stick connection for looms.



No. 860,088. PATENTED APR. 9, 1987.

O. A. HYDE.

PIGKER STIGK CONNECTION FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION. TILED EAR. 20.1908.

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PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

C. A. HYDE.

PIGKER STICK CONNECTION FOR LOOMS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 20.1906.

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CHARLES A. HYDE, OF DANIELSON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE E. H. JACOBSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DANIELSON, CONNECTICUT, A

CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

PlCKER-STICK CONNECTION FOR LOOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed March 20, 1906- Berial No. 307,015.

v To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. HYDE, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Danielson, in the county of Windham and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful Picker-Stick Connectionsfor'Looms, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction ofpicker-stick connections used in looms, and particularly the lug-strapwhich operates the picker-stick and the picker by which the poweris'imparted from the picker-stick to the shuttle.

The device is shown inthe accompanying two sheets of. drawings,referring to which- Figure 1 is a partial tiew of the lower end of apicker-stick having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a partialplan view, on an enlarged scale, of the lug-strap and 2b plug. Fig. 3 isa sectional view taken on the line 3 -3'of Fig 2. Fig. 4 isa'perspective view of the plug. Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the waythe plug is made. Fig. 6 is an end elevation, partly in section, of theupper z 5 end of the picker-stick. Fig. 7 is a front view thereof. Fig.Sis a perspective view of the picker, and Fig.- 9 is a view illustratinthe way the picker is made The parts which impart motion" to thepicker-stick and the picker on the pickerst1ck, which imp arts power tothe shuttle, rap ldly wear out in ractice. I

The object of this invention is to make these parts in such way thatthey will last for 3 5 "a long tilneand so that a smooth and easy pickwill be imparted to the shuttle. I have discovered that this desirableresult can be obtained by making the plug in the lugstrap and thepicker, which is placed on the pickerstick, in a peculiar waythat is tosay, the plu and the picker are made out of a fabric, pre erably astrong canvas or duck, which is first rolled into a circular or beamshape, and the layers thus formed are cemented toi 5 gether or (ii pedin cement, and then the same ismol edb heavy dies to-assume the propershape. he lug and picker are placed ,in position sot at the strain orressure will .come upon the edge of the fa ric. A plug and a hunter madein this way will last for a long time, and by making the plu and thebunterout of the same material an in the same way I have found that thejar or 'at15inFi .9.

vibration will be eliminated in considerable measure, as the absorpfibnthereof will be practically the same in 0th parts.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, A designates a picker-stick ofthe usual construction, B the arm which operates the picker, and C thelug-strap. The lug-stra is connected to the operat' -arm by t e usualbolts or rivets 10 10. The lug which is used in the lug-strap is made asollows: A strip of fabric, preferably canvas or duck, is wound uptightly, so as to form a roll 11. The layers 0 this roll are cementedtogether either as the roll is made or by dipping the roll in cement orglue. The roll is then. taken and preferably moistened and pressed byheavy dies, so "as to assume the proper s ape, as shown-in Fig. 4. Ahole 12 is then bored through the same. which bears on the picker-stick,is made convex, as shown. It will be noticed that this convex facepresents the edge of the fabric to the picker-stick. The plug is he'ldin lace in the lug-strap by a rivet 14. The pic er is made insubstantially a similar way-that is to say, a strip of fabric is takenand wound into a roll somewhat beam shape, as shown The layers arecemented or glued toget er, as previously described. The picker is thenpressed by heavy dies, so as to assume the proper shape, as shown inFig. 8. Two holes 16 16 are then bored throu h the same. The face of thepicker 17 whic is to bear on the shuttle is made convex, as shown, andit will be noticed that this face presents the edge of the fabric to theshuttle. The

picker is secured in place on the end of the picker-stick by a strap 18,which is passed around the picker and the end of. the pickerstick, andthe stra 18 is secured to the picker by rivets 19 19, w 'ch are assedthrou h the holes 16 16 and the ends thereof riveted over on the outsideof theflstrap. I have found in practice that a plug and unter made inthis way will last for a long-time and that by using both the plug andbunter in combination an easy and smooth movement will be imparted tothe shuttle, as the power or shock will be evenly absorbed by the plugand hunter.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1 A plug for the lug-strap of a loom formed The faceof the plug 13,

having a convex ace for engagement W1 the picker-stick, and being madeof compressed fabric in layers, and presenting the edges of the fabricto. the picker-stick, said ed es lying in saidconve'x face. I ntestimony whereof I have hereunto set i my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. HYDE. Witnesses: I

JAMES M. PAINE, PRESTON B. SIBLEY.

